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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6: The Fruits of Long Endeavors; Atossa's War.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As of 2009, patients diagnosed with CML lived an average of _______ years.
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 5.

2. To whom does the author say victories in cancer research belong?
(a) The researchers of the fifties and sixties.
(b) The researchers of the 19th century.
(c) The researchers of today.
(d) The patients.

3. Who is Ben Orman?
(a) A doctor who found a lump in his leg.
(b) An artist who found a lump in his arm.
(c) A student who found a lump in his side.
(d) An athlete who found a lump in his neck.

4. Minot's research pertained mostly to ________________ anemia.
(a) Vitamin deficiency.
(b) Sickle cell.
(c) Pernicious.
(d) Iron deficiency.

5. Albert Lasker was diagnosed with colon cancer and eventually died. Farber was also diagnosed with a type of colon cancer but survived. The more personal brushes with cancer did what?
(a) Surprised Farber and Lasker.
(b) Intimidated Farber and Lasker.
(c) Ended Farber and Lasker's campaigning.
(d) Fueled the fire for Farber and Lasker.

Short Answer Questions

1. _________________ began to resurrect the concept of counting.

2. Farber became fascinated with the links between bone marrow, vitamins and normal blood. Farber decided to use _____________ to treat children with leukemia.

3. This time a significant link was found. Lobbies began to appear to do what?

4. The gene, the SRC gene, is also known as the sarc, short for what?

5. Mukherjee explains that biology is based on how many fundamental tenets?

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